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    Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader
    Dec06

    Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — More than 300 people were detained in the Belarusian capital on Sunday, where crowds of people took to the streets for the 18th consecutive weekend, demanding the ouster of the country’s authoritarian leader who won a sixth term in office in an election widely seen as rigged. Thousands of people Sunday took part in...

    Protesters in Moldova demand early parliamentary election
    Dec06

    Protesters in Moldova demand early parliamentary election

    CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Thousands of Moldovans protested Sunday outside the national parliament building in the capital demanding the resignation of the country’s Russia-backed government and a new election. The protesters gathered in response to a call issued by the newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, after lawmakers loyal to...

    Russian Ships Move To Baltic Sea Areas To Resume Construction Of Controversial Pipeline
    Dec06

    Russian Ships Move To Baltic Sea Areas To Resume Construction Of Controversial Pipeline

    A Russian pipe-laying ship has moved into position to resume construction of a natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea that the United States, Ukraine, and other countries have vehemently opposed. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Russian ships move to resume Baltic pipeline construction
    Dec05

    Russian ships move to resume Baltic pipeline construction

    MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian pipe-laying ship sailed into position Saturday to resume construction of a German-Russian gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea that the United States has vehemently opposed. The Akademik Cherskiy vessel reached the area off the coast of Poland where a section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline remains uncompleted, according to ship...

    Unsung heroes: The people who stood up to Trump in his final days
    Dec05

    Unsung heroes: The people who stood up to Trump in his final days

    We always knew Trump would contest the election results. He’s spreading wilder and wilder conspiracy theories about non-existent voter fraud. Of course, these claims haven’t held up in court because there’s zero evidence. But the integrity of thousands of people responsible for maintaining American democracy is being tested as...

    Fed Up With Tech Platforms’ Censorship? Here Are 3 Free Speech Upstarts.
    Dec05

    Fed Up With Tech Platforms’ Censorship? Here Are 3 Free Speech Upstarts.

    Traditional social media networks are experiencing a backlash from users as they continue to “cancel” or otherwise censor conservative views. As a result, alternative “free speech” social media providers such as MeWe and Parler are seeing a surge of new users to their platforms. Here are three of those social media Davids challenging the tech...

    Ukraine’s Parliament Restores Anti-Corruption Legislation Annulled By Highest Court
    Dec04

    Ukraine’s Parliament Restores Anti-Corruption Legislation Annulled By Highest Court

    Ukraine’s parliament voted on December 4 to reimpose penalties for officials who provide false information about their incomes, defying an earlier ruling from the nation’s highest court. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Ukraine’s parliament restores anti-corruption legislation
    Dec04

    Ukraine’s parliament restores anti-corruption legislation

    Ukrainian lawmakers have defied a ruling from the nation’s highest court and voted to reauthorize criminal penalties for officials who provide false information about their incomes …read more Source:: ABC...

    Singing Off-Key? Kyiv, Budapest Clash Over Rights Of Ethnic Hungarians In Ukraine
    Dec04

    Singing Off-Key? Kyiv, Budapest Clash Over Rights Of Ethnic Hungarians In Ukraine

    The singing of the Hungarian national anthem at a town council in a small village in western Ukraine has stoked fresh tensions between Kyiv and Budapest, largely over the treatment of ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Claims Of ‘Intimidation,’ ‘Disrespect,’ As Ukraine And Hungary Clash Over Ethnic Minority
    Dec04

    Claims Of ‘Intimidation,’ ‘Disrespect,’ As Ukraine And Hungary Clash Over Ethnic Minority

    Ethnic Hungarian councilors sing the Hungarian national anthem, and the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) raids the offices of ethnic Hungarian charities, causing tension between Kyiv and Budapest. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...